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. >> to want to talk about the nation's deficit, the fiscal cliff, debt. given national debt of $16 trillion. we are facing difficult with. all that has, left as has what do we do about it? there has been more talk about could the two parties do a grand bargain? something like you might see with the simpson bowles commission theory where it is a policy that says it will have $3 a dose spending cuts for every $1 in tax revenue increases. we are going to cut tax rates and eliminate possible deductions. cut entitlements. it will be pain involved but it will work money off the debt. could you support that? >> of my own plans on the table. i want to be able to put in the same thing i did when i was governor. a proposal that said every state agency had to take a 5% reduction and then redesign the department terry apple to the same thing to the federal government. -- and then redesign their departments. iw an want to do the same thingo the federal government. if you give secretaries the power to reduce their budget or take 5% and say reorganize their budget, it w
. >> to want to talk about the nation's deficit, the fiscal cliff, debt. given national debt of $16 trillion. we are facing difficult with. all that has, left as has what do we do about it? there has been more talk about could the two parties do a grand bargain? something like you might see with the simpson bowles commission theory where it is a policy that says it will have $3 a dose spending cuts for every $1 in tax revenue increases. we are going to cut tax rates and eliminate possible...
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temporary reprieve from making tough decisions a couple of years ago, and it stuck us with a bigger budget deficit when i started a couple of years ago in january. whether you agreed or disagreed, most people of the stimulus was to build roads and bridges and freight rail lines. burial was spent on any of those things. it was spent on bailing out state and local governments -- very little was spent on any of those things. we were left to clean up the mess. a lot of voters get that very clearly in our state. it is precisely why a lot of voters, including some democrats, appreciate our willingness to take on those tough decisions. it can only kick the can so far down the road. >> we have about four minutes left. >> [unintelligible] would you agree with that assessment that they have the same sort of influence that they had before? >> i have gotten a lot of commentaries on our victory that overstated, that it had no impact or was all about money, and that is completely wrong. there are people on the right who think this means every republican is going to win and that you can apply in every state and
temporary reprieve from making tough decisions a couple of years ago, and it stuck us with a bigger budget deficit when i started a couple of years ago in january. whether you agreed or disagreed, most people of the stimulus was to build roads and bridges and freight rail lines. burial was spent on any of those things. it was spent on bailing out state and local governments -- very little was spent on any of those things. we were left to clean up the mess. a lot of voters get that very clearly...
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the ryan plan doesn't ask the wealthiest to contribute one pen to deficit reduction. they ask everybody else to contribute which is why it does hit easterns on medicare and it hi kid's education budgets and middle income taxpayers. >> listen to this exchange that was caught on tape last year by abc news between paul ryan and former president bill clinton. listen to this. it's fascinating. >> paul ryan. how are you in. >> doing great. >> good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> the democrats -- [inaudible]. . >> this is going to sink into paralysis. we want to put ourselves out there, but you have it get out there and got to get this thing moving. >> you don't want to talk about it? >> good, thanks. >> sounds like they were equally frustrated in that conversation. i don't know if you could hear it as well as i could. what did you think? >> the reality is that the democrats have put forward a number of proposals to modernize medicare. we just have a very different way of doing it. our way said we need to put more focus on the value of care provided as opposed to the
the ryan plan doesn't ask the wealthiest to contribute one pen to deficit reduction. they ask everybody else to contribute which is why it does hit easterns on medicare and it hi kid's education budgets and middle income taxpayers. >> listen to this exchange that was caught on tape last year by abc news between paul ryan and former president bill clinton. listen to this. it's fascinating. >> paul ryan. how are you in. >> doing great. >> good to see you. >> good to...
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after all, the sequester is about $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction. our budget, the democratic alternative budget, which we'll have on the floor of the house today, like the president's budget, eliminates the sequester, and replaces it with $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction by taking thissel baaed approach. now, at the end of this year, under current law, as i said, all the tax cuts expire. and that's about $5 trillion compared to current policy. >> right. >> so you have the ingredients for a deal that could take a balanced approach along the lines of various bipartisan commissions. the question is whether or not in that short period of time, after the election, congress would be able to deal with that. or whether you would really have to have that spill over into the first couple months of the new administration. i think that if you don't get the -- a longer-term agreement during that period of time of the lame duck session, which would be difficult if tax reform is a part of this equation, that you're talking more likely having to address this in t
after all, the sequester is about $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction. our budget, the democratic alternative budget, which we'll have on the floor of the house today, like the president's budget, eliminates the sequester, and replaces it with $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction by taking thissel baaed approach. now, at the end of this year, under current law, as i said, all the tax cuts expire. and that's about $5 trillion compared to current policy. >> right. >> so you have the...
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. >> reporter: the deficit is a big issue for virginians. the tea party is strong here, and even virginia democrats tend to be fiscal conservatives. but voters here are also keenly aware of their state's dependence on defense spending. >> counteracting that is the sense that we just can't keep spending money we don't have, and i think there is a strong group of voters who worry about the deficit and about when inrest rates go up and can we afford this and what does it do to our grandkids.re and i think that resonates, too. >> reporter: virginia is tracking national polls, so if there is going to be a surprise tonight, you might see it here first.a >> susie: we hear a lot of from the voters talking about economic issues, and i know you've been talking to people all day long. give us a little more color about what ey were telling you. >> reporter: well, i think people here have w pretty realistic understandinghat a president can do only so much to improvedi their economic condition and their economic lives. het that said, they are very concern
. >> reporter: the deficit is a big issue for virginians. the tea party is strong here, and even virginia democrats tend to be fiscal conservatives. but voters here are also keenly aware of their state's dependence on defense spending. >> counteracting that is the sense that we just can't keep spending money we don't have, and i think there is a strong group of voters who worry about the deficit and about when inrest rates go up and can we afford this and what does it do to our...
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getting spending and deficit under the control because that's hurting the economy. helping small businesses. making, growing things in america, selling them overseas with better trade. these are the things that worked in the past, they're proven success stories. we want to reapply those policies to the times. so, that we can get the kind of growth we need. >> you and governor romney have argued that your tax cuts would be paid for by closing loopholes for the wealthy. but president clinton took dead aim at this plan. on wednesday. take a look. >> if they stay with this 5 dll trr tax plan, they'll have to eliminate so many deductions, the one likes home mortgage and charitable giving, that middle-class americans will see their tax bills up. or two, they'll have to cut all of the programs that help to empower middle-class families. >> how do you make the math work without limiting the big deductions that the middle-class families rely on? >> first of all, those claims -- >> how have they been discredited? >> so, the analysis that you're seeing is not an analysis of th
getting spending and deficit under the control because that's hurting the economy. helping small businesses. making, growing things in america, selling them overseas with better trade. these are the things that worked in the past, they're proven success stories. we want to reapply those policies to the times. so, that we can get the kind of growth we need. >> you and governor romney have argued that your tax cuts would be paid for by closing loopholes for the wealthy. but president...
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we're already seeing where the deficit for next year is even higher than this year. we're going on the fourth year now in a row that we have not even as a house and a senate have not agreed on a budget. that is not the type of leadership that america wants. americans want republicans and democrats to sit down and figure it out. i think we are either going to succeed together or we are going to fail together, but it starts with us working together. that's what needs to happen. we need to have leadership from the president. as republicans, we are demanding that we address the out-of-control spending that this country faces, and the debt that this country faces. >> what do you consider to be a band aid that the president prome -- proposed? >> well, a band aid would be suggesting that somehow just addressing the tax situation and not addressing the larger issue of the spending, that doesn't solve the problem, because we're going to have the continued deficit and the debt. >> what if there were taxes on upper income americans with an agreement that come the new year we wo
we're already seeing where the deficit for next year is even higher than this year. we're going on the fourth year now in a row that we have not even as a house and a senate have not agreed on a budget. that is not the type of leadership that america wants. americans want republicans and democrats to sit down and figure it out. i think we are either going to succeed together or we are going to fail together, but it starts with us working together. that's what needs to happen. we need to have...
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he gave us four budgets, norah, each of which had trillion-dollar deficits, none of which ever, ever proposed to actually balance the budget. his allies in the senate haven't even given us a budget for three years. so we've passed budgets. we've led. mitt romney and i have offered a specific plan to prevent a debt crisis, to save medicare and social security, to create jobs, to get us growing again. it's a five-point plan for a stronger middle class, which is aimed to get us out of this weak recovery we have and get us back to growing our economy like we ought to. we've got a troubling jobs report on friday, norah, that said for everybody who has a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job. this isn't working. president obama's rhetoric to the side, it's just not working, and that's why we're offering the country a better choice. >> let me ask you about that better choice, that specific plan that you mentioned. you and mitt romney are proposing $5 trillion in tax cuts. you're proposing to increase defense spending by $2 trillion. explain to me how that adds up, and you can cu
he gave us four budgets, norah, each of which had trillion-dollar deficits, none of which ever, ever proposed to actually balance the budget. his allies in the senate haven't even given us a budget for three years. so we've passed budgets. we've led. mitt romney and i have offered a specific plan to prevent a debt crisis, to save medicare and social security, to create jobs, to get us growing again. it's a five-point plan for a stronger middle class, which is aimed to get us out of this weak...
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they want to talk about deficits. and use that as a way to talk about the economy and where they would take it. >> looks like they've got a good, good relationship. >> yeah. >> it looks like they've energized this campaign. we'll see what happens, gloria. >> this is day one, right? >> we'll see what happens day two, tomorrow. thanks very much. >>> paul ryan's midwestern roots, how his wisconsin hometown shaped his political belie beliefs. that and a lot more straight ahead. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 there are atm fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 account service fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 and the most dreaded fees of all, hidden fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 at charles schwab, you won't pay fees on top of fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 no monthly account service fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 no hidden fees. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 and we rebate every atm fee. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 so talk to chuck tdd# 1-800-345-2550 because when it comes to talking, there is no fee. ♪ this is the sound... you feel that? no
they want to talk about deficits. and use that as a way to talk about the economy and where they would take it. >> looks like they've got a good, good relationship. >> yeah. >> it looks like they've energized this campaign. we'll see what happens, gloria. >> this is day one, right? >> we'll see what happens day two, tomorrow. thanks very much. >>> paul ryan's midwestern roots, how his wisconsin hometown shaped his political belie beliefs. that and a lot...
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under current rules you can only use that if you're making the deficit less, not more. so if you try to reverse a tax increase or you try to reverse a spending cut, you're not going to be able to do that unless you have 60 votes. and that's going to be tough. >> susie: all right, we have american voters in the polls now who are going to decide who's the next president. but from your point of view, which candidate has the best plans to solve this fiscal crisis, if at all? we have less than a minute. >> in all candor, susie, neither one of them have lay out a comprehensive and credible plan to solve this problem. i will, however, say that i think that governor romney would have a lot more influence over the republicans in the house than president obama would, and under the constitution all tax bills have to start in the house. if you can't pass the house, you're going nowhere fast. >> susie: well, we'll find out soon enough how this plays out. thank you very much for coming on the program, david walker, c.e.o. of comback america. >> tom: stocks climbed as voters went to t
under current rules you can only use that if you're making the deficit less, not more. so if you try to reverse a tax increase or you try to reverse a spending cut, you're not going to be able to do that unless you have 60 votes. and that's going to be tough. >> susie: all right, we have american voters in the polls now who are going to decide who's the next president. but from your point of view, which candidate has the best plans to solve this fiscal crisis, if at all? we have less than...
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a trillion dollar deficit every year. a debt crisis on the horizon. debt on this scale is destructive on so many ways. one of them is that it draws resources away from private charity. even worse is the prospect of a debt crisis, which will, unless we do something very soon. when government finances collapsed, it is the most vulnerable who are the victims, which we are seeing in europe. many feel they have nowhere to turn. we must never let that happen here. and election has come and gone. the people have made their choice. policy-makers still have a duty to choose between ideas that work and those that do not. when one economic policy after another has failed our working families, it is no answer to expressed compassion for them or create government programs that offer promise but do not create reforms. we must come together to advance new strategies for the the people out of poverty. let's go with what works. looking around this room at the men and women who are carrying legacy, i know we are answering the call. this cause is right. jack kemp starte
a trillion dollar deficit every year. a debt crisis on the horizon. debt on this scale is destructive on so many ways. one of them is that it draws resources away from private charity. even worse is the prospect of a debt crisis, which will, unless we do something very soon. when government finances collapsed, it is the most vulnerable who are the victims, which we are seeing in europe. many feel they have nowhere to turn. we must never let that happen here. and election has come and gone. the...
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i think that we will talk about the deficit cutters. they like to say that the president did not adopted the some symbols act, but what they did not say is that he did not vote for it. they like to say a lot of things that they cannot support. a lot of the independent fact checkers car, looking at most of the newspapers, these things are not true. what we have seen is an ability to just get up there in front of a television camera and say what they want to say, despite the facts. so, we will be setting the record straight. we will be setting a straight on medicare, the ryan run the budget, setting it straight on their plan to cut $5 trillion in taxes and, essentially, cut every program except for defense and the like. so, we have got a story to tell. >> in that story, what is the ratio going to be of what wrong with them versus what's wrong -- what's right with the president? most americans believe that what they have heard from the president is what is wrong with mitt romney, not what is right with him or what he intends to do for the
i think that we will talk about the deficit cutters. they like to say that the president did not adopted the some symbols act, but what they did not say is that he did not vote for it. they like to say a lot of things that they cannot support. a lot of the independent fact checkers car, looking at most of the newspapers, these things are not true. what we have seen is an ability to just get up there in front of a television camera and say what they want to say, despite the facts. so, we will be...
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you have argued dean that we don't have a deficit problem. we have a healthcare problem. can you just give us a tease about what you mean by that. >> yeah at the moment we have large deficits but that's because the economy has collapsed. it doesn't matter if you like government or not, that doesn't support the economy. our healthcare system is out of control. if we get the cost under control, we won't have a deficit problem. >> i think democrats and republicans alike believe we have to do something on healthcare to be able to have our situation balanced. coming up we're going to pick his brain about how paul ryan's budget plan would effect healthcare and this all leads up to the arguments at the supreme court regarding the affordable care act. we'll continue to talk about it. really important for you all. you are the real world. it has under-seat storage to bring everything, available seating for up to seven people to take everyone, and the grip of available all-wheel drive to go everywhere. think of it as a search engine helping you browse the real world. this march, get
you have argued dean that we don't have a deficit problem. we have a healthcare problem. can you just give us a tease about what you mean by that. >> yeah at the moment we have large deficits but that's because the economy has collapsed. it doesn't matter if you like government or not, that doesn't support the economy. our healthcare system is out of control. if we get the cost under control, we won't have a deficit problem. >> i think democrats and republicans alike believe we have...
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there's also the question of if it's a split decision, does it somehow create deficit reduction that is beneficial to the economy? you know, i don't know whether it has an answer to the economy right now. i don't think it does. my guess is it's probably fairly minimal. it will have a huge political impact. it will validate, you know, one of the president's signature achievements first initiative. it will be a major negative political story for the white house, whether it has an immediate impact on the economy and job creation, my guess is no. >> yeah, i completely agree with what ben was just saying. with one small exception that one part -- this depends partly on whether the entire act is struck down or just the individual mandate. but if the entire act is struck down, one of the provisions is a medicare and investment tax that's to come into effect next year. and that's one of the pieces that makes the fiscal cliff so steep. so if that is invalidated, it won't hurt quite as much when we go over that cliff. >> i think it will be very good news for the economy if the whole wall was s
there's also the question of if it's a split decision, does it somehow create deficit reduction that is beneficial to the economy? you know, i don't know whether it has an answer to the economy right now. i don't think it does. my guess is it's probably fairly minimal. it will have a huge political impact. it will validate, you know, one of the president's signature achievements first initiative. it will be a major negative political story for the white house, whether it has an immediate impact...
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it would reduce the deficit over 10 years by $4 trillion. that was the target established by the bipartisan commission. he does it in a balanced way. it includes $2.50 of spending cuts for every $1 of additional revenue. a balanced approach, a shared responsibility approach. erskine bowles, one of the co- penned an op-ed in "the washington post" that says the following. in contrast to romney, the president, like the gang of six and other like-minded members of both parties, has embraced the principle that america will turn the corner on its debt only if republicans and democrats come together to support a balanced deficit-reduction plan. the president has embraced the central principle of simpson- bowles, that we need a balanced approach to deficit reduction. anybody who is a true old-style fiscal conservative recognizes that we have got to get our deficits under control and the long-term. if you are serious, you recognize that we have got to deal with both sides of the budget equation, spending and revenue. that is the great family -- of th
it would reduce the deficit over 10 years by $4 trillion. that was the target established by the bipartisan commission. he does it in a balanced way. it includes $2.50 of spending cuts for every $1 of additional revenue. a balanced approach, a shared responsibility approach. erskine bowles, one of the co- penned an op-ed in "the washington post" that says the following. in contrast to romney, the president, like the gang of six and other like-minded members of both parties, has...
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when we came into office we were facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit coming at us from the past. you look into the future and you saw the cost drivers of pensions and also the rise in costs of healthcare. we had it coming at au at us fm both ways. we wanted to make sure that we were preserving taxpayers desire to do a budget without raising taxes. that is what we did. could we have sold the case longer and made sure that people understood that there was a need not just a want for this but a need for this? yes, absolutely. i think the governor is dead on in describing it like that. >> greta: coming up, lieutenant governor kleefisch's opponent says safety at stake. also, wisconsin congressman paul ryan says courage is on the ballot in his state. what dos he mean by that? congressman rean will tell you, coming up. >> greta: lieutenant governor rebecca kleefisch going head to head with the union leader in the wisconsin recall race. the president of the professional firefighters of wisconsin. we spoke with the democratic challenger about the issue at the heart of the recall battle, co
when we came into office we were facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit coming at us from the past. you look into the future and you saw the cost drivers of pensions and also the rise in costs of healthcare. we had it coming at au at us fm both ways. we wanted to make sure that we were preserving taxpayers desire to do a budget without raising taxes. that is what we did. could we have sold the case longer and made sure that people understood that there was a need not just a want for this but a...
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and the ryan plan doesn't ask the wealthiest to contribute one penny to deficit reduction. they ask everybody else to contribute, which is why it does hit seniors on medicare. why it hits kids' education budgets, and why it hits middle income taxpayers. >> listen to this exchange that was caught on tape last year, by abc news, between paul ryan and former president, bill clinton. listen to this. it's fascinating. >> hey, paul ryan. >> how are you? >> i'm doing great. it's good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> i'm glad we won this race in new york, but i hope the democrats don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. >> my guess is it's going to sink into paralysis, is what's going to happen. and you know the math, you know. it's just, we knew we were putting ourselves out there, but you've got to start -- you've got to get out there. you've got to get this thing going. >> if you want to talk about it -- >> yeah, i'll give you a call. thanks. >> sounds like they were equally frustrated in that little conversation. i don't know if you could hear it as well as i could. what
and the ryan plan doesn't ask the wealthiest to contribute one penny to deficit reduction. they ask everybody else to contribute, which is why it does hit seniors on medicare. why it hits kids' education budgets, and why it hits middle income taxpayers. >> listen to this exchange that was caught on tape last year, by abc news, between paul ryan and former president, bill clinton. listen to this. it's fascinating. >> hey, paul ryan. >> how are you? >> i'm doing great....
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not to reduce the deficit mind you. not to create more jobs. independent economists have looked at it and have said "there is nothing in the governor romney plan that would create jobs right now." it would all be to give another 250 thousand dollar tax cut to people who are making $3 million per year or more. let me tell you something. they have tried this before. they have tried to sell us this trickle-down fairy dust before, and guess what? it did not work. [cheers and applause] him it does not work. it is not a plan to cut the deficit. it is not a plan to create jobs. it is not a plan to revive the middle class. it is not a plan to move our economy forward. we do not need more tax cuts for folks like me. we need to give more tax cuts to working americans and middle- class families for folks who are trying to raise their kids and keep them healthy and send them to college and keep a roof over their heads. that is the choice in this election and that is why i am running for a second term as president. [cheers and applause] four years ago i pro
not to reduce the deficit mind you. not to create more jobs. independent economists have looked at it and have said "there is nothing in the governor romney plan that would create jobs right now." it would all be to give another 250 thousand dollar tax cut to people who are making $3 million per year or more. let me tell you something. they have tried this before. they have tried to sell us this trickle-down fairy dust before, and guess what? it did not work. [cheers and applause] him...
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joblessness,d more deficits, and put our country on the wrong track. we need to identify that, but we're also offering solutions say here's what we would do. romney has a five-point , a concrete pro-growth opportunity. we need to distinguish ourselves we would take the country and where president take theproposing to think it'sich we more joblessness, more debt, medicare and we do think it is a good path. we need to distinguish ourselves can give the american people a clear contrast choose from in this election. did you and your wife ever attention? much she ever expect that your be in theld headlines? >> not really. a first. >> what are some other things been an expected this week? exciting.been was our time for vacations themy family was in national parks and colorado. at thest amazed enthusiasm. it fills you with energy. the outpouring of support and has just been enormous and amazing. your best -- your daughters seemed to have more poise than anyone. what do you worry about with your family in the spotlight? we will start school. they will be norma
joblessness,d more deficits, and put our country on the wrong track. we need to identify that, but we're also offering solutions say here's what we would do. romney has a five-point , a concrete pro-growth opportunity. we need to distinguish ourselves we would take the country and where president take theproposing to think it'sich we more joblessness, more debt, medicare and we do think it is a good path. we need to distinguish ourselves can give the american people a clear contrast choose from...
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and the ryan plan doesn't ask the wealthiest to contribute one penny to deficit reduction. they ask everybody else to contribute, which is why it does hit seniors on medicare. why it hits kids' education budgets, and why it hits middle income taxpayers. >> listen to this exchange that was caught on tape last year, by abc news, between paul ryan and former president, bill clinton. listen to this. it's fascinating. >> hey, paul ryan. >> how are you? >> i'm doing great. it's good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> i'm glad we won this race in new york, but i hope the democrats don't use it as an excuse to do nothing. >> my guess is it's going to sink into paralysis, is what's going to happen. and you know the math, you know. it's just, we knew we were putting ourselves out there, but you've got to start -- you've got to get out there. you've got to get this thing going. >> if you want to talk about it -- >> yeah, i'll give you a call. thanks. >> sounds like they were equally frustrated in that little conversation. i don't know if you could hear it as well as i could. what
and the ryan plan doesn't ask the wealthiest to contribute one penny to deficit reduction. they ask everybody else to contribute, which is why it does hit seniors on medicare. why it hits kids' education budgets, and why it hits middle income taxpayers. >> listen to this exchange that was caught on tape last year, by abc news, between paul ryan and former president, bill clinton. listen to this. it's fascinating. >> hey, paul ryan. >> how are you? >> i'm doing great....
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in particular, we inherited $3.6 billion deficit. they saw us, came in an fixed it. >> greta: how about the tea party in the state? >> beyond just the tea party. >> greta: is there a tea party influence here? >> absolutely. it's one where it is not organized effort as much as it is people who for years been that pot percolating. people of all different background and beliefs of the state, i'm sick and tired of the government to get it to the hardworking taxpayers. i'm amused when the opponent talks about middle class. nobody has been more damaged than the expansion, the massive expansion of government under liberals in the past. we finally stood up and defended the middle class taxpayers and said once and for all, you're in charged look out for and you are the special interest. the hardworking taxpayers in wisconsin. >> if you are not elected, re-elected tomorrow, governor, we have had enough of the policies. we have had enough of the union. we are standing up for the unions, workers rights. that sends a different message. >> that is
in particular, we inherited $3.6 billion deficit. they saw us, came in an fixed it. >> greta: how about the tea party in the state? >> beyond just the tea party. >> greta: is there a tea party influence here? >> absolutely. it's one where it is not organized effort as much as it is people who for years been that pot percolating. people of all different background and beliefs of the state, i'm sick and tired of the government to get it to the hardworking taxpayers. i'm...
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i think medicare would be any part of any deficit reduction conversation. so for the president's proposal are limited to squeezing healthcare -- do you think democrats are willing to think about big changes to medicare after -- as part of one of these situations? >> let me be clear. we have not said we should just do across the board, sort of cuts. what we have said is we should change the way we reimburse providers so that we reward them based on the quality of care they provide things like accountable care organizations. so, the idea is to improve the coordination of care and bring down costs and whether it is not heard patients, it can help a patient. it seems to me we should continue to look at those kinds of ideas before we try to transfer rising health-care costs on to the backs of seniors. >> i was not talking about this. but about raising the premium for upper income people. or changing the copays. things are going to run on the table -- >> before we even start talking about those kinds of things, what does have a conversation about taking a balance
i think medicare would be any part of any deficit reduction conversation. so for the president's proposal are limited to squeezing healthcare -- do you think democrats are willing to think about big changes to medicare after -- as part of one of these situations? >> let me be clear. we have not said we should just do across the board, sort of cuts. what we have said is we should change the way we reimburse providers so that we reward them based on the quality of care they provide things...
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what are you specifically talking about, taxes, reducing the deficit? to help small business. >> again, different people have different things that concern them. my biggest concern as a business owner is our national debt and our deficit. it is a concern to me so see that kind of thing and what it will do to our children, what it will do to my expenses going forward, what it will do to my retirement. i have concerns about that. i would like to see a plan to see which candidate is going to reduce the deficit over a period of time. however, no matter what plan that they present, i've got to say i'm not quite sure if they even know if that's going to work or not. >> the only party i belong to is the entrepreneur party. not liberal, not republican, it's nothing more than people wanting to be smart about starting their businesses. that's always been my thought. so i get really tired of hearing that if we change the tax system somehow, this is going to make more money. people change their businesses to make more money. not taxes. the socioeconomic changes tha
what are you specifically talking about, taxes, reducing the deficit? to help small business. >> again, different people have different things that concern them. my biggest concern as a business owner is our national debt and our deficit. it is a concern to me so see that kind of thing and what it will do to our children, what it will do to my expenses going forward, what it will do to my retirement. i have concerns about that. i would like to see a plan to see which candidate is going to...
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said he would cut funding to the public broadcasting service in order to help reduce the country's deficit. now the obama camp released a new tongue and cheek ad casting the star as a criminal mastermind. will it be infective? take a look and decide for yourself. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> bernie madoff, ken lay, gluttons of greed. and the man who towered over him. one man who has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about, it's sesame street. >> i'm going to stopt subsidy to pbs. >> mitt romney taking on enemies no matter where they nest. >> with the presidential election four weeks away, there is new polling out. it shows the race between president obama and mitt romney closer than ever. tracie potts has more on that from washington. good morning. >> lynn, good morning. mitt romney is going to iowa today to a family farm before heading off to ohio where we'll hear his repeat his new campaign line. mitt romney has a new campaign line today. >> hope is
said he would cut funding to the public broadcasting service in order to help reduce the country's deficit. now the obama camp released a new tongue and cheek ad casting the star as a criminal mastermind. will it be infective? take a look and decide for yourself. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> bernie madoff, ken lay, gluttons of greed. and the man who towered over him. one man who has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big,...
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you know, there's also the question if it's a split decision, does it somehow create deficit reduction that then is beneficial to the economy? you know, i don't know the answer to whether it has a huge impact on the economy right now. i don't think it does. my guess is it's fairly minimal. it will have a huge political impact. it will invalidate one of the president's signature achievements. it will be a major negative political story for the white house. whether it has an immediate impact on the economy and job creation, my guess is no. >> yeah, i deplecompletely agreh what ben was saying. it just depends partly on whether the entire act is struck down or just the individual mandate. if the entire act is struck down, one of the provisions was a medicare investment tax that's to come into effect next year. that is actually one of the pieces that makes the fiscal cliff so steep. if that's invalidated, the fiscal steep won't be as bad. >> i think it will be very good news for the economy it the whole law is struck down. the conventional wisdom on wall street is that the law will stand. c
you know, there's also the question if it's a split decision, does it somehow create deficit reduction that then is beneficial to the economy? you know, i don't know the answer to whether it has a huge impact on the economy right now. i don't think it does. my guess is it's fairly minimal. it will have a huge political impact. it will invalidate one of the president's signature achievements. it will be a major negative political story for the white house. whether it has an immediate impact on...
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>> bret: the issue of deficit and debt, it's coming up a lot. romney using a debt clock behind him at some event. do you think that the american public is ready to grapple with the issues in this election? >> the american public is more ready than some of the political class. don't give people enough credit. the american people know that look at numbers and the details. they have to understand that it's a dangerous place. >> you hear someone say you can't cut too much at the beginning because you are going to affect the economy right off the bat. you can't chop right away from the federal government. that will have an adverse effect. do you buy that? >> i don't. in fact, the first step on the way to recovery, someone recently wrote we need a recovery from this recovery. it's pathetically weak one. what we're doing is not working. i have been reminded st. auguststein once wrote god, please make me chaise, but just not yet. politicians are like that. they want to start trimming our debt but gosh not now. there is an exciting possibility. a lot of
>> bret: the issue of deficit and debt, it's coming up a lot. romney using a debt clock behind him at some event. do you think that the american public is ready to grapple with the issues in this election? >> the american public is more ready than some of the political class. don't give people enough credit. the american people know that look at numbers and the details. they have to understand that it's a dangerous place. >> you hear someone say you can't cut too much at the...
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the largest deficits and the biggest government since world war ii. nearly one in six americans are in poverty today. that's the highest rate in a generation. you know what? we're not going to take that. we're going to turn this thing around. the good news is this. we can do this. we can turn this around. we can get this economy turned around. we can get people back to work and most importantly, i look at my kids -- sam, i'm over here. [ laughter ] i look at my kids -- it's been a long day for him. i look at my kids and i want them to have the kind of future that i had. that's what my dad always told me. in this country, every generation fixes their problems, makes things better and leaves their kids better off. it is our duty to save the american dream for our children. so we have a choice to make. and if we look at the path that we are on, if we look at all the things the president's been doing, more government, more regulations, the promise of a lot more taxes on successful small businesses, we see a president who took what we pioneered here in wis
the largest deficits and the biggest government since world war ii. nearly one in six americans are in poverty today. that's the highest rate in a generation. you know what? we're not going to take that. we're going to turn this thing around. the good news is this. we can do this. we can turn this around. we can get this economy turned around. we can get people back to work and most importantly, i look at my kids -- sam, i'm over here. [ laughter ] i look at my kids -- it's been a long day for...
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we want to create jobs and get our deficit under control and balance the budget and pay off debt. it's simple stuff. not rocket science, it's not math. it's just good government. what we think we ought to do is decide whether they want to trade that in that the state the president is trying to bring us too. >> you've been campaigning with him, is he 100% behind this budget on every line item that you've talked to him about? is it a full embrace? >> he's embraced a big policy we're talking about. tax reform, getting government to live within its means. and he understands the moment america is safing and knows what is in stake to fix this problem. and i think he has integrit integrity-to-and moxie to fix this problem for the choice they zee stofsh make. what kind of people we want to be in november. >> thank you. >> you bet,. >> some final thoughts and reack to the interview with congressman ryan when we come back. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: slow ] [ sighs ] [ announcer ] all work and no play... will make brady miss his favorite part of the day. ♪ [ upbeat ] [ barking ] [ whines ] tha
we want to create jobs and get our deficit under control and balance the budget and pay off debt. it's simple stuff. not rocket science, it's not math. it's just good government. what we think we ought to do is decide whether they want to trade that in that the state the president is trying to bring us too. >> you've been campaigning with him, is he 100% behind this budget on every line item that you've talked to him about? is it a full embrace? >> he's embraced a big policy we're...
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a $126 million budget deficit. our revenues are flat. >> they say they have put all of in the wrong basket. there would have been several more thousand jobs created by the agency is relocating to prince tortoise county. some would have taken state government agency jobs. >> some are hopeful they can upset.ull up and even if the bill passes, there is still the referendum in november. in national harbor, abc 7 news. >> police have issued an alert a murderrch for suspect. police have identified this man in the murder of a 37-year-old. officers say johnson was shot outside an apartment complex. anyone with information on braddy's whereabouts are asked .o call police lead attorney will make a new push to have the case dismissed. the man who is defending he will argues acted in self- defense. just last week, he says the they would use the stand your ground lot. it allows people to use deadly they believe their life is in danger. is charged with degree murder. >> mitt romney campaigns and one criticalst battleground state
a $126 million budget deficit. our revenues are flat. >> they say they have put all of in the wrong basket. there would have been several more thousand jobs created by the agency is relocating to prince tortoise county. some would have taken state government agency jobs. >> some are hopeful they can upset.ull up and even if the bill passes, there is still the referendum in november. in national harbor, abc 7 news. >> police have issued an alert a murderrch for suspect. police...
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we have to cut spending, get this deficit under control, so we leave our children and grandchildren a debt free nation. that affects jobs today. we are the champions a small businesses. small business is the engine of opportunity. we need to start that engine. growing up, my dad worked in my mom stayed at home. i have three older siblings. my mom stayed at home. when my dad died, my mom went back to school. she went back to college and started a small business. my mom had three or four employees at that small-business when she started. we were taking care of my grandmother. she was going to school and starting this business. mom, i am proud of you for going out, getting another degree. i am proud of you for the small business you created. mom, you did build that. that is what america is all about. i am so proud of her for that. i am so proud of her for doing that. this election is the most important election in our lifetimes. no matter what generation you come from. there are a few things my dad would always say that have always stuck with me. he would say son, you are either part of
we have to cut spending, get this deficit under control, so we leave our children and grandchildren a debt free nation. that affects jobs today. we are the champions a small businesses. small business is the engine of opportunity. we need to start that engine. growing up, my dad worked in my mom stayed at home. i have three older siblings. my mom stayed at home. when my dad died, my mom went back to school. she went back to college and started a small business. my mom had three or four...
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when we came into office we were facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit coming at us from the past. you look into the future and you saw the cost drivers of pensions and also the rise in costs of healthcare. we had it coming at au at us fm both ways. we wanted to make sure that we were preserving taxpayers desire to do a budget without raising taxes. that is what we did. could we have sold the case longer and made sure that people understood that there was a need not just a want for this but a need for this? yes, absolutely. i think the governor is dead on in describing it like that. >> greta: coming up, lieutenant governor kleefisch's opponent says safety at stake. also, wisconsin congressman paul ryan says courage is on the ballot in his state. what dos he mean by that? congressman rean will tell you, coming up. i have three daughters and my son, and then i have eleven grandkids. right when you see them, they're yours, it's like, ah, it's part of me. it's me again. now that i'm retiring they all have plans for me. i'm excited. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, peop
when we came into office we were facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit coming at us from the past. you look into the future and you saw the cost drivers of pensions and also the rise in costs of healthcare. we had it coming at au at us fm both ways. we wanted to make sure that we were preserving taxpayers desire to do a budget without raising taxes. that is what we did. could we have sold the case longer and made sure that people understood that there was a need not just a want for this but a...
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the fact of the matter is health care will reduce the deficit. it will have all of these positive effects. romney has distorted president obama's on this and republicans have distorted his record on energy policy, health care, the deficit, the debt, him inheriting that and the idea that president obama doesn't have a lot of policies that he can put out there just incorrect. i think he will do very well in the general election if he brands himself properly and this will come back to bite romney. >> what's the best way for the obama people to combat all of this? let's say they get out spent. does this change the stump pieces? does he just keep hammering on the facts or does he try to answer each one of these? >> i wouldn't answer them at all. needs to talk about the economy. talk about the fact we have the lowest number of new jobless claims in four years. the housing economy is rebounding. manufacturing is rebounding. consumer spending was up last month much higher than analyst predicted approximate all president obama has to do is remind american
the fact of the matter is health care will reduce the deficit. it will have all of these positive effects. romney has distorted president obama's on this and republicans have distorted his record on energy policy, health care, the deficit, the debt, him inheriting that and the idea that president obama doesn't have a lot of policies that he can put out there just incorrect. i think he will do very well in the general election if he brands himself properly and this will come back to bite romney....